History VideoGame / HeartAndSlash

''Heart&Slash'' is a 3D indie {{Roguelike}}/brawler videogame created by Aheartfulofgames and published by Badland Games.

A Website/{{Kickstarter}} was launched in February 14, 2014 and successfully funded on March 19, 2014, then a [[http://gamejolt.com/games/heart-slash/23115 demo of the game was released]] on Website/GameJolt. In October 21, 2014 the game was released on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} Early Access, then fully released on July 24, 2016 on UsefulNotes/XboxLive and UsefulNotes/PlayStationNetwork. It was later released on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on August 9, 2016 and on UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch on December 22, 2017.

* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: When you get the BadEnding, you'll find out that [[spoiler:HEART has been put to test by [=QuAsSy=] and then disassembled to become part of its "perfect quality army". After that, when a new game begins, a new HEART is assembled and the process starts over again. Unless you complete all SLASH's quests]].

* GoneHorriblyRight: [=QuAsSy=] was designed to find errors and correct them. Sadly, it was "programmed too strictly", and thus considered ''humans'' a manufacturing error.

** Bad Ending: [[spoiler:If during the course of various playthroughs you don't help SLASH until you both fight against [=QuAsSy=], after defeating it [[TheBattleDidntCount you'll be told that you passed the test]]. Then, [[TheBadGuyWins [=QuAsSy=] will disassemble HEART]] and turn it into one of it's elite robots. [[FridgeHorror Which ALL of them display a heart in the monitor]].]]
** Good Ending: [[spoiler:After you meet SLASH enough times until you both fight [=QuAsSy=], you'll find the former lying down, half broken. You have to recycle yourself and hit [=QuAsSy=] just once. At this point, both Heart and SLASH will merge and literally punch [=QuAsSy=] in space. After that, they return on the Earth and both hold hands.]]

* BladeOnAStick: One of the weapons is named exactly like this.

* VendorTrash: Sort of. If you find a piece of equipment you don't want or a better one to replace another, you can still recycle it to gain back hearts and, if you haven't hit the {{Cap}} yet, gain one additional HeartContainer. Substantially, you are your own vendor.

* NintendoHard: If you die, you have to restart from the very beginning and, like in all roguelikes, rooms are randomized. The only ways you have to replenish your health can be not very practical, luck-based and/or require to [[SadisticChoice sacrifice gear]]. Plus, some attacks (either enemy or [[HoistByHisOwnPetard your own, like bombs]]) deal a lot of damage, which gets worse when your defenses are lowered either by [[StatusAilment poison]] or a side effect from a piece of equipment. You better put the dodge mechanic to a good use.

* EndlessRunningGame: An endless mode was added to the game after the game's release and when he game launched on different consoles. In it, you play as Slash and try your best to get the highest score you can until you die.

* EnergyWeapon: One of the possible equipments for the enemies. For the player, there's the Lasergun and the [[spoiler:B-DSS Head]].

* FireBreathingWeapon / LightningGun: The Particle Cannon. You can switch between electric or fire damage in order to damage the appropriate weapons.

* HereWeGoAgain: It's implied,[[spoiler: after you achieve the Bad Ending, that every time HEART is disassambled into an EliteMook, another one is built upon starting the game, which goes through the same ordeal until it passes [=QuAsSy=]'s test and gets disassambled again. Until, obviously, you manage to break the loop and get the Good Ending.]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Certain robots are capable of launching homing rockets, however you can move around the area to "manouver" said rockets and make them hit the same robot launching them. You can also make police mortars [[ArtificialStupidity shoot themselves]].

* ItIsDehumanizing: Subverted. The robots are almost all referred to as 'it', but probably don't really have a concept of gender in the first place. Plus, anyone who could introduce the idea died off ages ago or doesn't really care.

* LuckBasedMission: The entire game can qualify as this. You may find some excellent gear that will turn the game into a breeze or an utterly crappy one that will make it more challenging, and if you're low on health [[SadisticChoice you may have to give away one of your pieces of equipment]] or hope that some enemies will drop health.